Supporting Champions

005: Emilie Thienot on mindfulness

Go out there, meet people, do something!

Overtime if I want something I don’t give up because I know it will happen. If I work hard and smartly I will see results.

Back to the UK, the UK system and the British Sailing team.

The psychology of sailing, how do you support them? Freeing the mind to make good decisions.

Unlocking potential - removing psychological barriers.

Communication as a team - who do they want to be as a team, underpinning values and translating to behaviours. Trust and honesty at the foundation.

The skill of resetting and the ability to adapt in the moment.

Mindfulness - what is it? The ability to be aware of what is going on in the moment, in a non judgemental way.

What does mindfulness do? What's the performance advantage?

Accepting of negative thoughts and being able to notice the difficult feelings coming in, taking a helicopter view, diffuse and choose something else to refocus on, rather than fighting with the negative thoughts.

Step 1, Step 2 & Step 3 of mindfulness.

Benefits and results of mindfulness application.

The neuroscience behind mindfulness.

Daily integration and an earlier adoption creates a more robust, ingrained technique. Emilie’s work, unlocking potential in sports and business. Using tools from the elite athlete world and applying to the corporate world.

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I have two guests for you this week, Jenny Coe and Dr Amy Whitehead

Jenny Coe is former international basketball player for Ireland and has spent her working career developing coaches and players, first at UK coaching and now working as a Head of Performance and Wellbeing with West Ham Women’s Football Team. Jenny also runs her own company Impact the Game a company that supports coaches and athletes in the area of sports psychology.

Amy is a Reader in Sport Psychology and Coaching at Liverpool John Moores University, where she leads the Coaching and Pedagogy Research Group at LJMU and specialises in research in stressors and coping during competition.

But the main reason that Jenny and Amy are on today is that they have co-edited a super interesting book called Myths of Sports Coaching, collating a range of common misconceptions and tackling them head on, giving sense over superstition, but also a clear understanding as to why myths have originated which I think really helps people see where some ideas such as

• Learning styles
• 10,000 hours
• Deliberate practice
• Do you have to walk it to talk it
• and do coaches need to be cruel to be kind

As I stated in my testimonial on the back of the book, The work, illuminated by leading authors, scholars and practitioners, is indispensable for anyone supporting and championing others through coaching.

I hope you enjoy this wide ranging conversation as we get into several of the concepts that the book addresses.

Links for guests

https://twitter.com/jennycoady10

https://twitter.com/a_whitehead1

https://www.sequoia-books.com/catalog/whiteheadcoe/

Hi, I'm Steve Ingham Sports and Performance Scientist co-founder at Supporting Champions. I have the privilege of supporting over 1000 athletes of which over 200 have gone on to win World or Olympic medals. For the last 25 years I've been fascinated by, researched and applied innovative ideas to help people succeed and now I want to share those performance strategies with you.

I help aspiring and professional Performance Science and Support Staff improve their skills, experience and mindset for working with sports performers through a range of online courses and an exclusive community hub https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/onlinecourse

If you're working in sports performance or business and want to get support to develop your team and systems - take a look at what I offer here - https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/speaking/

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This week’s guest is Dr Mark Burnley

Mark is an exercise physiologist by trade, currently an academic at Loughborough University, having previously been at Brighton, Aberystwyth, Kent and Wolverhampton.

Mark’s background is in oxygen uptake kinetics, having undertaken much of the pioneering work on priming - which I’ve used extensively in my work with athletes. Much of Mark’s work has centred around the concept of Critical Power and the physiological landmarks that distinguish different exercise intensities - essentially exploring ways in which we can distinguish the way our body responds differently in different domains of exercise.

This is relevant because these landmarks offer us some logic to how we might go about setting training zones. And that is what we get into in this discussion. We delve into what the key landmarks are, what happens when you exercise in, below or above different landmarks. We explore the strengths, mistakes and pitfalls of different types of zone structures, debating laboratory, field, precise prescriptions or margins, whether to use heart rate, power, speed, breathing as some of the ways to regulate exercise intensity.

As you can imagine the discussion goes in all different directions and what we’ve tried to do is define each concept as we go, just in case you’re not familiar with the various terms. But rest assured you’re in safe hands with Mark, his keen intellect, exacting precision combined with an eye for the applied practical implications of this topic - are all delivered with highest level of clarity in his communication.

Links to Mark

Mark on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@all-outphysiology2177

Mark on Twitter https://twitter.com/DrMarkBurnley

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Hi, I'm Steve Ingham Sports and Performance Scientist co-founder at Supporting Champions. I have the privilege of supporting over 1000 athletes of which over 200 have gone on to win World or Olympic medals. For the last 25 years I've been fascinated by, researched and applied innovative ideas to help people succeed and now I want to share those performance strategies with you.

I help aspiring and professional Performance Science and Support Staff improve their skills, experience and mindset for working with sports performers through a range of online courses and an exclusive community hub https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/onlinecourse

If you're working in sports performance or business and want to get support to develop your team and systems - take a look at what I offer here - https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/speaking/

Listen to the podcast https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/category/podcast/

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In today’s episode we’re exploring a topic that sits at the very heart of performance, yet is often overlooked: the coach-athlete relationship. And I couldn't think of anyone better to discuss this with than our guest, Sophia Jowett.

Sophia is a leading expert in the field, known for her extensive research and innovative models that explore the dynamics between coaches and athletes. She's got a knack for breaking down complex ideas into memorable acronyms and alliterations, making the science not just accessible but also unforgettable.

We'll be delving into how the landscape of coaching has evolved over the years, the psychological underpinnings of a successful coach-athlete relationship, and even the challenges and conflicts that can arise. We'll also touch on the broader implications of her work, including parallels in the business world and the evolving role of coaches.

This is essential listening for anyone working with coaches and athletes!

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Hi, I'm Steve Ingham Sports and Performance Scientist co-founder at Supporting Champions. I have the privilege of supporting over 1000 athletes of which over 200 have gone on to win World or Olympic medals. For the last 25 years I've been fascinated by, researched and applied innovative ideas to help people succeed and now I want to share those performance strategies with you.

I help aspiring and professional Performance Science and Support Staff improve their skills, experience and mindset for working with sports performers through a range of online courses and an exclusive community hub https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/onlinecourse

If you're working in sports performance or business and want to get support to develop your team and systems - take a look at what I offer here - https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/speaking/

Listen to the podcast https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/category/podcast/

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After 100 episodes over 4 years, I take a chance to reflect on the lessons learned from hosting the Supporting Champions podcast and speaking with some of the world's best performers, coaches, support staff, mainly from sport but also from a range of other performance fields too.

I'm joined by my close colleague, friend and initial podcast guest Dr Jamie Pringle to help me reflect.

Episodes mentioned in the podcast
Miss Val Kondos Field
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/029-miss-val-on-coaching-a-positive-culture-in-gymnastics/

Mark Webber
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/071-mark-webber-on-racing-in-formula-one/

Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/093-redgrave-and-pinsent-on-their-olympic-partnership/

Katelyn Ohashi
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/030-katelyn-ohashi-on-finding-joy-in-gymnastics/

Mel Marshall
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/067-mel-marshall-on-evolving-coaching/

Alistair Brownlee
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/alistair-brownlee-on-a-sub-7-hour-ironman-triathlon/

Dame Jessica Ennis Hill
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/042-jessica-ennis-hill-on-becoming-world-and-olympic-champion/

Kelly Sotherton
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/014-kelly-sotherton-on-receiving-her-4x400m-medal-ten-years-late/

Dave Smith
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/048-dave-smith-on-choosing-to-live/

Louise Minchin
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/031-louise-minchin-from-the-bbc-breakfast-sofa-to-gb-team-triathlete/

Mike Powell
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/099-mike-powell-on-records-rivalry-and-resilience/

Emma Hatton
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/043-emma-hatton-west-end-star-on-sustaining-performance/

Peter Vint
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/074-peter-vint-on-data-culture-and-athlete-development/

Liz Stokoe
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/012-liz-stokoe-on-science-and-art-of-conversation/

James Glover
https://www.supportingchampions.co.uk/051-james-glover-on-intentionality/